KING HUSSEIN MEDICAL CENTER
Hospital | NBBJ | Amman, Jordan | 2016 | Unbuilt
This 900 bed hospital leverages Jordanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primary energy source: the sun. Its spiny skin is a
mix of glazing, perforated screen, and integrated photovoltaic panels. Both the global form
and each panel is formed in such a way to maximize its exposure to direct solar exposure.
The project is placed within an existing campus and careful to not impede on the existing
buildings. It is respectful of the site conditions, deliberately making use of the entire site,
without affecting existing hospital operations.

Percentage of year that passive strategies
extend the comfortable hours
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Solar Harvesting

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-7% Low LPD (0.6 W/SF)

Designer Prompts

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1. Opaque metal panels.

2. PV panels on the
â&#x20AC;&#x153;scalesâ&#x20AC;? that receive
sufficient sunlight.

3. Perforated metal panels
to allow for ventilation
where needed.

Window modules can be interchangeable for flexibility addressing the various program needs
in the building. Vision glass to the patient rooms are shown at the right in all views
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TWO25
Mixed Use Multi-Family Residence | NBBJ | Columbus, OH | 2016–17 | Under Construction
Two25 completes the final phase of development around the Columbus Commons, a public
square in downtown Columbus, Ohio. This 12-story mixed-use building will include groundfloor retail and restaurant space, five floors of office space, six residential floors housing 121
apartment units — including micro-units of 400 square feet — and amenity and event space.
During DD, as the design computational expert, I assisted the team with streamlining some
of the workflow by leveraging visual programming tools to iterate and create faster and more
efficiently.

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This script saved my colleague a half dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth of work per scheme. It helped him generate
several facade schemes for a client presentation in less than an hour (see below).

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4” x .75” deep

After selecting a base geometry for the
cladding, we were asked to study the
pattern at a more detailed level. Using
a sine wave as the starting point, a
Grasshopper definition generated 3D panels.
The script provided control of the primary
variables: the wavelength, amplitude, and
frequency. Rendered views of full panels
helped the client decide which ripple size
and spacing to use. The mockup (right) is
the result.
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CML NORTHSIDE
Library | NBBJ | Columbus, OH | 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;17 | Built
The Columbus Metropolitan Library Northside Branch landscape design was a solution to a
field error.
While preparing to pour the concrete curbs, the contractors noticed the exterior grade below
the second story (below) was not as indicated on the shop drawings or surveyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the ground
was not nearly as level as initially thought. Structural columns were exposed above the
ground by up to one foot, and the architectural wrapper could not cover them.
The design team asked for options at correcting the condition with a landscape feature.
Working with the landscape architect, we settled on a field of pavers that could be
manipulated individually to introduce some variation as well as cover the exposed columns.

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Above: An initial look at the construction tolerances. This surface became the base for
creating an undulating hardscape feature to cover the structural columns.
Below: The final sheet to show design intent. The goal was to allow the mason to use his/her
own creativity and expertise in lieu of laying each unit to a precise height.
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PROGRAMMING STACKING TOOL
Computational Tool | NBBJ | Columbus, OH | 2016–17 | In Use
Typically the process for understanding cost implications of various programming scenarios
is to run them through a cost modeling spreadsheet. This stacking tool replaces that
outdated method of passing around spreadsheets. This tool removes the spreadsheet from the
equation by combining the area and cost modeling spreadsheets into one cohesive tool.
This allows the client and design team to workshop together, and instantly understand the
implications to program changes. The user can save scenarios, export images, and rearrange
the stack to accommodate the program’s necessary adjacencies and estimated total area.
In one two-hour client meeting, the project saved a week’s worth of preparing and emailing
spreadsheets, commenting on the changes, and making adjustments.

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Above: The tool adapted for a project that was a mix of new construction and renovation. The
renovation had a cost impact on the new building.

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PUSH | PULL HOUSE
Private Residence | Veneta, OR | Built | recipient of two AIA awards
This private residence overlooks a vineyard outside of Eugene, OR. The house is derived
from a series of squares with “broken” (glazed) corners. This play of simple geometric manipulation causes the user to either feel pushed out into the landscape or pulled into the space.
Each volume incorporates an “insert” of wood volumes that help to organize the rooms. The
house was completed June 2016.

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SEED TOWER
Tower and Master Plan | Speranza Architecture + Urban Design | Eugene, OR | Spring 2014
This tower design is an addition to the existing Eugene Water and Electric Board’s campus
in Eugene, Oregon. The tower’s wood laminated structure was developed as a means of
understanding the greater city. The building illuminates with data pertaining to the city’s
water and electric uses while the wood exoskeleton warps to frame views. The adjacent bow
truss building is to be adaptively reused as a farmer’s market.

This research pavilion showcases the potential of novel design, simulation and fabrication
processes in architecture. The project was planned and constructed within one and a
half years by students and researchers within a multi-disciplinary team of biologists,
paleontologists, architects and engineers. The focus of the project is a parallel bottom-up
design strategy for the biomimetic investigation of natural fiber composite shells and the
development of novel robotic fabrication methods for fiber reinforced polymer structures.
The aim was to develop a winding technique for modular, double layered fiber composite
structures, which reduces the required formwork while maintaining a large degree of
geometric freedom.
Images courtesy of ICD/ITKE. | Project Site: http://icd.uni-stuttgart.de/?p=11187.

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LEICHTBAU BW INSTALLATION
Kiosk | Stuttgart, Germany | with listed Project Team | Spring 2014
â&#x20AC;&#x153;The design of the installation is based on advanced computational design, simulation and
fabrication of composite structures. It utilizes new technologies of tailored fiber placement
adopted from the aerospace industry in combination with computational design strategies
and structural simulation. The carbon fiber layout is generated through a structural
topology optimization, machine constraints and lamination requirements. In the resultant
translucent structure the black carbon fibers not only enable a lightweight system but also
create a striking surface articulation that exposes the constructional logic to the fair visitors.
The semi-transparent structure divides the exhibit into various communication zones with
different characters including: an integrated information bar, a small semi-enclosed seating
area and a larger marquee which extends into the air for visibility from a distance.â&#x20AC;?
Images courtesy of ICD/ITKE. | Project Site: http://icd.uni-stuttgart.de/?p=10992.

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PARAMETRIC PLACES: PROPOSING STATIONS
Computational Urban Transportation Tool | Barcelona, Spain | Spring 2013
This tool looks at Barcelona’s 22@ district’s transportation systems in relation to open space.
It specifically works with Barcelona’s orthogonal RETbus line to place bus stations in relation to the established Bicing bicycle share system and active open spaces along the designated bus line.
The criteria for station placement are perception and walkability. RETbus lines are
clearly established, but the current station placement is unclear. This tool attempts to realize
potential station placement within a specific relationship.
Too rigid a strategy will succumb to a surprise or to a logic other than that for which it was
designed, and too loose a strategy will succumb to anything more complex or to anything more
highly organized and better coordinated.
– James Corner

New high performance bus line. Placement took other modes of public transit into
account.
Objectives: high capacity transport, longer trips, greater distance between stops, higher commercial speed.
178,000+ subscribers: 51% men, 49% women. 210,000 journeys/week on work days:
71.63% only Bicing, 28.37% Bicing & other transit.
50+ blocks within the 22@ IT district incorporate open space.

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Paths from open spaces to RETbus lines
without considering blocks.

Paths from Bicing docks to RETbus lines
without considering blocks.

Perceptible paths
between an existing
Bicing dock and the a
RETbus route.
Walkable paths
between an existing
open spaces and the a
RETbus route.
Potential RETbus
station placed along
route.

Note: Since the bus route was analyzed as a line, the diagram conveys that a bus station
could be placed in the intersection. This, obviously would not be the case. This possibly gives
the developer freedom to place the station appropriately within that zone.
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SLIPPING THROUGH EARTH: A FIELD STATION
Geologic Field Station | Paisley, OR | Winter 2013
Slipping Through Earth is a geologic field station in Paisley, Oregon, where scientists
discovered human DNA dating 14,000+ years ago. This facility is a rammed earth structure,
where the soil used is collected on site. Since the facility is primarily to be used in the
summer, the building embraces darkness, utilizing earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thermal mass capabilities,
keeping the building cool during the day and warm during the evenings. The rooms are
organized along axes, so there always remains a connection from one room to the next, with
the periphery rooms having direct access to the outdoors.

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PARABOLA TABLE
Coffee Table | Eugene, OR | Spring 2014
This coffee table is derived from a parabola, manifested as two single curbed plywood planks.
These planks are walnut-veneer plywood, which were vacuumed formed using the CNC-routed same mold. The two pieces notch together, stabilizing the entire piece. This hardware-less
connection was cut by hand. The acrylic tops sit on this walnut bars, which are embedded in
the plywood.
The piece was displayed at MODERN in Eugene, OR for a one-week exhibition in June 2014.
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